Monologue

Capulet Monologue from Romeo and Juliet

From Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

male · comedic · 1:20 min

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Welcome, gentlemen, ladies that have their toes Unplagu’d with corns will have a bout with you. Ah my mistresses, which of you all Will now deny to dance? She that makes dainty, She I’ll swear hath corns. Am I come near ye now? Welcome, gentlemen! I have seen the day That I have worn a visor, and could tell A whispering tale in a fair lady’s ear, Such as would please; ’tis gone, ’tis gone, ’tis gone, You are welcome, gentlemen! Come, musicians, play. A hall, a hall, give room! And foot it, girls. More light, you knaves; and turn the tables up, And quench the fire, the room is grown too hot. Ah sirrah, this unlook’d-for sport comes well. Nay sit, nay sit, good cousin Capulet, For you and I are past our dancing days; How long is’t now since last yourself and I Were in a mask?

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Capulet welcomes guests to a festive gathering, encouraging them to dance and enjoy the evening, while reflecting on the passage of time and the joy of the occasion.

40s · joy · celebration · family · youth · nostalgia

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